Meanwhile, at the game, Bill O’Reilly: “Sunday my new book ‘Killing Kennedy’ debuts as No. 1. In under a week, it sold 250,000 copies. My ‘Killing Lincoln’ has already been 54 weeks on the best-seller list.”

Success must be a steadying influence.

Despite descending stairs, helloing Trump, talking to me and schlepping a trayful of eats, nothing spilled. Only stuff about himself.

And, please, although he’s back in the lineup, what’s the problem of playing without A-Rod? Madonna, Kate and Cameron managed. And without Derek? Minka’s doing OK. Even when they’re laid up — pardon the expression — those guys can still swing those bats.

WITH school lunches, fat diets, large sodas, big losers and cooking shows chewing up America, you’ve already tasted a sampling of the top chefs’ roast heated up by Caroline Hirsch from Carolines Comedy Club and co-producer Andrew Fox. Here’s a second helping:

Savory tidbits like “Rachael Ray makes homemade bread out of store bread.”. . . Guy Fieri’s “in a hurry. He has to get his beer kegs back.”

CNN’s Ali Velshi on why he’s there: “I’m an eater. I eat out all the time.”

And why’s comic Gilbert Gottfried there? “When my phone rings I always answer with: ‘I’ll take it.’ I got asked to do this. I don’t cook and I don’t care.”

As Marea restaurant’s Michael White ran into the kitchen “to see what’s burning,” chunky Mario Batali told me: “I began in a pizzeria. Loved it. I still love pizza.” Looking like he loves all foods, he added: “I work out every day. Boxing and yoga.” Right. Between snacks.

Le Bernardin’s award-winning Eric Ripert: “I only look thin because I know how to choose my suits.” OK. Elegant Ripert on this being a dirty unelegant roast. “It will be brutal. But I can curse in French. Even in English.”

Despite being vice presidential debate night, 570 people paid $400 apiece to instead sit in Chelsea Piers and swallow “Daily Show” co-creator Lizz Winstead’s writers hot tasties like: “Batali’s eateries are so successful he has to b – – w himself to get a table.”

LIZA at Lincoln Center’s Atlantic Grill . . . Obama using Rick Perry’s debate coach? . . . Forget what Veep Joe Blowhard did for Democrats. How about what he did for dentistry. Shove the economy or the Middle East, he spotlighted only his implants . . . Christine Ebersole will play Leonardo DiCaprio’s mama in Scorsese’s new Wall Street movie.

DAY after Cashier Obama’s debate he’s sending in — if not the clowns, then the missus — to fund-raise here.